- Holmesfield
Infobox UK place
country = England
static_
static_image_caption=Holmesfield church and pub.
latitude = 53.295
longitude = -1.518
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name = Holmesfield
population =
shire_district =North East Derbyshire
shire_county =Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town = DRONFIELD
postcode_district = S18
postcode_area = S
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SK322776Holmesfield is a village and
civil parish inDerbyshire .The Church shown in the photo above is on a hill at the center off the village.
There are 5 public houses in the village (one has now being converted a Tai Restrauant).
There is a Victorian built
Primary school .History
Holmesfield is mentioned in the
Domesday Book as one of the manors belonging toWalter D'Aincourt ."Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. p.750 ISBN 0-14-143994-7]Interesting Facts
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John_Frescheville,_1st_Baron_Frescheville was in 1645 ordered to pay an annunity to the Vicar of Holmesfield Church, as part his fine, for being on the loosing side in the civil war.References
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